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Priya Prakash Royal Esq. Ll.m. Mba Aep Tep, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
The company plans to raise prices on 25% of its North American products due to tariff impacts and product innovation.
—Alexander Coolidge, USA Today, 31 July 2025
Kristina Karisch, The Hill, 31 July 2025
Shares of Apple have tumbled 14% this year, partly on concerns over its high exposure to tariff uncertainty and intensifying competition in smartphones and artificial intelligence sector.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 29 July 2025
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Noun
Overall, the tariff deal between Europe and the United States impacts consumers and business owners in both jurisdictions at multiple levels.
—Priya Prakash Royal Esq. Ll.m. Mba Aep Tep, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
The company plans to raise prices on 25% of its North American products due to tariff impacts and product innovation.
—Alexander Coolidge, USA Today, 31 July 2025
Verb
In a Truth Social post, Trump said South Korean imports would face a 15 percent tariff, while U.S. exports to the country would not be tariffed.
—Kristina Karisch, The Hill, 31 July 2025
Shares of Apple have tumbled 14% this year, partly on concerns over its high exposure to tariff uncertainty and intensifying competition in smartphones and artificial intelligence sector.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 29 July 2025
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“Tariff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tariff. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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tariff
noun
tar·iff
ˈtar-əf 
1
a
: a schedule of duties imposed by a government on imported or in some countries exported goods
b
: a duty or rate of duty imposed in such a schedule
2
: a document filed with the appropriate government agency that sets forth the rates, charges, and other provisions pertaining to services furnished by a business (as a carrier) or public utility
Etymology
Noun
Italian tariffa, from Arabic taʽrīf notification
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